[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14574]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COME TOGETHER TO ACT RESPONSIBLY

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, there are 435 of us that have been asked by 
our fellow citizens to come to Washington, D.C., to have the 
extraordinary privilege of sitting on this floor and making--they 
hope--responsible decisions for their country.
  I regret that the House is not full at this point in time.
  I have a reputation for working across the aisle. I cherish that 
reputation because I believe that all of us have been given an honor, 
and each of us ought to respect that.
  Mr. Speaker, we are days away from shutting down the government. We 
are a few more days from defaulting on the credit of the United States 
of America. I believe there are a small number of this House who are 
holding us captive and rendering, apparently, this House unable to 
reach compromise. The American people surely will not reward any one of 
us.
  There is, in my opinion, Mr. Speaker, a working majority for 
responsibility in this House. I choose to believe that, I do believe 
it, and I pray that it is the case. And I ask my colleagues to come 
together on behalf of the American people and our great country to act 
responsibly.

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